Inmates escape jail in typhoon-hit Tacloban
November 12, 2013 - 1:41pm
A Philippine general says that inmates have escaped from a provincial jail in the typhoon-hit city of Tacloban after breaking down a jail wall.
Nation
(UPDATE) 13 prisoners bolt jail in Negros
April 18, 2013 - 8:00pm
Thirteen prisoners escaped from a city jail in Negros Occidental late yesterday afternoon, police said today.
Headlines
Girl, 12, escapes from kidnapper
By
Janvic Mateo
| February 10, 2013 - 12:00am
A 12-year-old girl escaped from a man who tried to kidnap her in Caloocan City at past midnight Friday, police said yesterday.
Metro
Man kidnaps, makes sex slave of neighbor's nanny
By
Jerry Botial
| August 4, 2012 - 12:00am
An alleged drug user was arrested and charged yesterday for reportedly abducting his neighbor’s 29-year-old nanny and keeping her captive in his house in Tala, Caloocan City for 11 days until she escaped ...
Metro
Top crime suspect, 10 others flee Maguindanao jail
July 10, 2012 - 1:57pm
Philippine police say 11 detainees including the leader of a notorious bandit group have escaped from a jail by cutting through iron grills with a smuggled hacksaw.
Official: 12 escape from Ivory Coast prison
July 10, 2012 - 2:30am
An official in Ivory Coast says 12 inmates have escaped from Abidjan's main prison, in the second prison break in two months.
17 detainees escape in Iraq prison break
March 23, 2012 - 3:37pm
An Iraqi police official says 17 detainees have broken out of prison in a northern city.
Garcia sees collaboration between guards, escapees
By
Niña G. Sumacot-Abenoja
| January 31, 2012 - 12:00am
Seeing a pattern in the recent escapes of Cebu provincial jail inmates, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia recommended for the dismissal of jail guards once another escape occurred under their watch.
Cebu News
134 Brazilian prisoners escape in two jailbreaks
November 28, 2011 - 11:37am
Some 134 prisoners, including 114 dangerous ones, escaped in two separate jailbreaks in Brazil at the weekend, police officials said Sunday.
Exotic animals escape US farm, owner found dead
October 19, 2011 - 11:45am
Dozens of exotic animals escaped Tuesday evening from a U.S. preserve and the owner was found dead, said police, who shot several of the escapees and urged nearby residents to stay indoors.
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